https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/12/lebanon-to-begin-returning-refugees-back-to-syria-in-batches On October 12, the Lebanese presidency announced on Twitter that they will be sending Syrian refugees back to Syria without further comment. Syria has remained in a civil war for over 11 years, and its leadership is notorious for human rights violations. The UN has declared Syria an unsafe country to return to at the moment. Syria’s government/militias reportedly… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/15/tunisian-protesters-denounce-coup-demand-presidents-removal Protests against Tunisian President Kais Saied broke out in Tunis on October 15th on claims of corruption and tyranny. Thousands have organized in different areas of the capital to express their anger and demand President Saied leave or be removed from office. Tunisia has been in a long-running economic crisis for years, and many blame this situation or the… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/13/isrorcesaeli-f-use-live-fire-in-clashes-with-palestinian-protesters-in-jerusalem Isreali forces have been using live fire during raids in retaliation to the killing of an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the neighborhood of Shuafat. The killing of an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the neighborhood of Shuafat on Saturday led to raids and the four-day closure of a nearby refugee camp. By Wednesday Palestinians started a… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/14/democrats-us-weapons-systems-saudi-arabia-ukraine U.S democrats from Chapel Hill want a transfer of U.S weapons in Saudi Arabia to Ukraine, at the very least a weapons freeze. This move is going to cause a so-called ‘turning point’ in Washington’s relationship with the kingdom. Ro Khanna is the main supporter of the weapons freeze with Saudi Arabia, he believes that congress should halt the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-letter-sweden-lists-concrete-actions-turkeys-concerns-over-nato-bid-2022-10-21/ Sweden and Finland have recently launched their bids in hopes of joining NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However the country’s bids have been met with objections from Turkey. Turkey has accused the countries of harboring “militants” from banned parties like the Kurdistan Workers Party. The countries have since denied the claims of harboring the parties but also stated… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-719809 The death of two Palestinians during firefights with Israeli Defense Forces in the Jenin refugee camp on Friday sheds light on the increasing cooperation between the ruling Fatah faction and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) factions. Increasing cooperation has also been seen in Nablus in recent months. One of the dead Palestinians was from the PIJ’s al-Quds… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-says-israeli-gunboats-violate-its-territorial-waters-army-statement-2022-10-16/ On October 15th, The Lebanese military stated that Israeli gunboats violated Lebanese territorial waters up to four times. Israel has denied these accusations. The statement claimed that the Israeli gunboats ventured several hundred meters into Lebanese waters, and that Lebanon was currently talking with a United Nations interim force in regards to the incidents. The Israeli… Read more »
link to article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-719648 On october 13th, Lebanon’s President, Michel Aoun made an announcement that Lebanon had accepted the US-brokered maritime border deal with the country of Israel, and that talks had come to “a positive end” This agreement was called an “historic achievement” which has given 860 sq. km of disputed maritime territory back to Lebanon. President Aoun claimed,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/7/canada-barring-entry-to-irgc-members-in-new-iran-sanctions-push Due to ongoing anti-government protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, Justin Trudeau plans to deny the entry of 10,000 members of the IRGC and permanently ban the top 50% of the IRGC’s leadership. He considers these members the “most responsible” for the Morality Police’s crime, classifies this as a permanent decision, and is willing to invest $55m(76m Canadian… Read more »
